Enacted by Congress in 1882, Labor Day was originally envisioned by Grover Cleveland to "celebrate the strength of the trade and labor organizations with a parade and free electronic greeting cards for all U.S. citizens." Today the holiday is mostly about marking the end of summer, but in honor of our former president's wishes, Someecards encourages you to freely share our Labor Day ecards with friends, family, coworkers, and your unemployment benefits case manager.
Take a cathartic trip with The Oatmeal to meet the people who are somehow even more idiotic and oppressive than the never-ending airline regulations.
Other Celebrity Birthdays for September 3!
In image-conscious Venezuela, some 30,000 breast implant surgeries are performed every year, and now one enterprising politician is truly capitalizing on his country's vanity. For a mere $6 a ticket, Venezuelans can enter a raffle to win breast implants for "you or your partner" and help fund National Assembly candidate Gustavo Rojas' legislative campaign. "The raffle is a legal method. We decided on breast implants because we wanted to target a specific public sector," said Rojas. This miraculously sounds less sleazy than most U.S. political fundraisers. (Via AFP)
A beach town near Tokyo is offering fans of the video game "Love Plus" a chance to bring their digital girlfriends to life. Players can find barcodes that pull up images of their virtual significant others at various scenic locations. One hotel even offers a barcode so players can see their non-girlfriends wear summer kimonos in the privacy of their own rooms. Masturbation has never been so high-tech. (Via Mashable)
